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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 03, 2018	Mar. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($) MW	Aug. 31, 2017 Natural_gas_plant MW	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) MW	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) MW	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) MW
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings					$ 1,300.0		$ 1,250.0	$ 1,250.0
Interest accrued					253.0	$ 248.0
Outstanding guarantees net liability					1,700.0
Future worthless stock deduction					4,800.0
Future worthless stock deduction, net of tax					1,000.0
Unrecognized tax benefits from worthless stock deduction					418.0
Unrecognized tax benefits from worthless stock deduction, net of tax					88.0
Current assets - discontinued operations					$ 21.0		$ 25.0	$ 25.0
Purchase Agreement with Subsidiary of LS Power
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW				1,615
AE Supply | Purchase Agreement with Subsidiary of LS Power
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of gas generating plants | Natural_gas_plant				4
AGC | Purchase Agreement with Subsidiary of LS Power
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	59.00%			59.00%
Pleasants Power Station | AE Supply | Purchase Agreement with Subsidiary of LS Power
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Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW					1,300		1,300	1,300
Bay Shore Unit 1 | Asset Purchase Agreement with Walleye Energy, LLC
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Plant capacity (in MW's) | MW			136
Promissory Notes | FES and FENOC
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Interest accrued					$ 9.0
Promissory Notes | AE Supply | FES and FENOC
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Outstanding borrowings					102.0	102.0
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | FES
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Line of credit outstanding			$ 500.0		500.0
Loan reserves					500.0
Money Pool | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings						0.0
Reinstated debt under settlement agreement		$ 88.0
Money Pool | Adjustment | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 92.0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Investments in subsidiaries					0.0
Gain (Loss) on disposal of FES and FENOC, net of tax					(24.0)	1,239.0		$ 435.0
Affiliated Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Effects of Tax Act of included in income tax expense from discontinued operations					14.0	16.0
Services Agreements | Affiliated Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amounts of transaction					35.0		$ 112.5
Benefit Obligations | Affiliated Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Due from related parties					10.0
Power Purchase Agreements | Affiliated Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Due from related parties					26.0
Purchases from related party					83.0	103.0
FE | Promissory Notes | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loan reserves					$ 9.0	102.0
FE | Unregulated Money Pool | FES and FENOC
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Loan reserves						92.0
Financial Guarantee | Benefit Obligations | Affiliated Companies | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale | FES and FENOC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Outstanding guarantees net liability						$ 820.0

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